Factory Manager - Pietermaritzburg, South Africa - Code Red Recruitment

Code Red Recruitment

Verified Company

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

My client is currently looking for a Factory Manager - Midlands. This position reports to the General Manager.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for Developing the manufacturing strategy with a view towards long term growth, optimal efficiency and sustainability and ensuring manufacturing is managed within budget and achieves cost synergies.

The incumbent will be expected to align resources and implement world class practices to optimise performance and ensure the mill realises its full potential.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Contribute to the development of business strategic plans, goals and KPIs
Align Manufacturing performance across all disciplines to achieve business imperatives and goals and managedelivery against KPIs
Together with the team, drive the planning of shift, daily, weekly, monthly performance targets againstbusiness/operational goals, ensuring compliance to operational safety requirements, food safety and qualitystandards.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement throughout the operation with a strong focus on Factory efficiencyand Recoveries.
Identify loss/waste/barriers and prioritize weekly activities to address these, to ensure that improvements aremade.
Drive rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong performance and compliance with critical behaviors, and including managing consequences where required
Drive operational and maintenance excellence across manufacturing by making informed tradeoffs and driving initiatives that will deliver products at cost and quality levels that optimise profitability
Drive synergies with organisation, effectively partnering with organisations counterparts to identify, share and embed opportunities for optimisation
Ensure alignment with commercial requirements, as relevant and drive effective supply side planning processes
Manage the setting and monitoring of process standards
Identify, motivate, plan and manage capital projects, ensuring required economic and community outcomes aredelivered on
Build and maintain or oversee relationships with key stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers
Report on performance and key adverse or positive developments to Country and organisations Functional Heads
Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring thatoperational excellence tools and techniques are being applied effectively
Set direction, implement and monitor effective team communication processes (e.g. shift handovers; team alignment processes etc.) to drive stable operations and sustained performance
Plan, structure and lead the execution of improvement events/projects in the Factory using appropriate processesand tools
Build a strong leadership team and talent pipeline for Manufacturing through ongoing coaching, mentoring andguidance.
Drive change in the Factory through recognizing the need, encouraging a change mindset
Manage and coordinate sharing of identified best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within functionthrough Head Office platforms, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledgesharing
Manage continuous improvement and process innovation projects in Operations to drive quality, productivity &efficiency, through ownership of the change management process and embedding of new processes and practices
Monitor and manage technical & operational risk compliance through robust governance processes to maintain adherence to group risk and assurance standards and requirements.
Initiate and develop the business case for key capital projects, ensuring required outcomes are delivered on
Oversee effective talent and performance management within function Promote and adhere to organisations procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law andAntiBribery and Corruption (ABC)
Ensure enablers are in place to promote success (e.g. systems and processes)
Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Degree (or equivalent) and business / financial qualification would be an advantage_
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10 years' experience in Sugar Manufacturing (production and/or maintenance) with good business acumen, manufacturing expertise and the ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area_

Experience in sugar packing operations would be an advantage.
Strong track record in management and leadership
Good business acumen and manufacturing expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changesimpacting on functional area
Key Culture attributes: Demonstrates the importance of safety, quality & teamwork; effectively leads andcommunicates because our people matter.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
R92, R110,000.00 per month

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